Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-16
CHIEF JUSTICE CARTIER SERI.
OUSLY I'LL.
An Unfavorable Turn in His Disease.

Judge Cartier, as is well known, has been in bad
health for some time past. During the last four
days ne has been obliged to remain in bed To
day there was decided change in his condition,
wnicn ms physician, Dr.. Lincoln, and the men,
bers OF MS family regard as very unfavorable.
Wmie the symptoms are suflciently alarming
to excite fears Of a fatal termination. vet they
are not such as to Danish all hope that the crisis
may be safely passed. The members of his
family, his son and two grandchildren, are at
his bedside.
from what was thought to be dyspepsia. and, al
tnouen r0m time to time he had severe attacks,
ne renamed at his post till they Increased in fre-
week IN January to retire to his home at the cor
neI OF lb!n and streets northwest He has since
kept tne house, but has not been confined to his
OF Dr. Lincoln he has manfully fought against the
0lseaSe. Within the past ten days he has failed
ny. ana on thursday last it became apparent
were oue few. Several Of the Judges have called
20 see nlm within the last few days but he was
sna Wss 70 % zee gnem Last evening friend called
anu was a0m!tte0. He found him in the full pos
Session 'ss Oh MS facultes and he conversed about
nus approaching demise and expressed his wishes
be no unnecessary display. He also expressed a
W1sh 70 see his colleagues on the bench Including
tne @ new Judge !Hon. NV. Montgomery, but it was
Inen apparent that unless he rallied and became
gratifed.
WHAT JUDGE WYLIR SAYS.
Judge Wyde said this morning to a STAR re-
porter that he called at Judge Cartters house last
evening TO make inquiries in regard to his condi-
tlon, and at the request of Mrs. Cartier he went
up 10 tne bedroom where the judge lay. He found
GnaC ne was In stupor, or perhaps asleep, and so
%g, 91a not speak 70 him. Mrs. Cartier told Judge
Myne Cnat her husband was taken with a bad
turn on sunday last, and had been sinking ever
since. When she told her husband that she had
telegraphed TO Kansas for his son the Judge said
u nope That he will get here in time." When the
reporter asked Judge Wylie what was the nature
or Judge CarttePS disease he said: 81 am not q
medical man. and, Of course, don't speak with
authority, but my opinion is that Judge Cartier is
suner1ng from cancer OF the stomach. When he
was slCtlng On the bench he frequently had at
tacks OF pain In the stomach. His physician does
not say wnat the disease Is, and when Mrs Cartier
asked me what thought IL was told her that 1t
was cancer OF the stomach"
SKETCH OF HIS CAREER.
Chief Justice Cartier is native Of New York,
born at Rochester in June 1872, and studied law
there. He removed to Akron, Ohio, and practfsed
law there for some years, and subsequently moved
to Massilon, Ohio. He served several terms in the
legislature, and was in 1S4S elected a member OF
the House OF representatives and served from
1S49 to 1853. He removed to Cleveland Ohio lust
before the war, and took active part in the Lin
coin campaign In 1860. In 1861 he was appointed
by President Lincoln as United States minister to
Bolivia, South America, but returned in the early
part OF 1863 and in March following was on the
organization OF the Supreme Court OF the District
appointed Chief Justice.